Identificationtitle(s): bronze age. Aneum saeculum (title on object). The four ages (series title). Object type: print serial number: 3/4object number: rp-p-1904-1423. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 380-1(2). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, bottom center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: in a round frame the bronze age of minerva. In the foreground the earth is being cultivated and cultivated. Grain is mowed and ore is mined. Surveying is being done in the background. The print refers to the mythologically inspired idea that during the bronze age people had to work more and more to keep themselves alive. Moreover, property was central to life. The print is part of a series about the four eras and has a latin, french and dutch caption. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: philips galle (mentioned on object), after a design by: gillis coignet (i) (mentioned on object), publisher: philips galle. Place of manufacture: antwerp. Date: 1573. Physical features: engraving and letterpress. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: top: w 257 mm (with letterpress text) × h 325 mm (with letterpress text), plate edge: w 246 mm × h 246 mm. Subject: what: the bronze age, 'aetas aenea'; characterized by minerva and building activities. Acquisition: purchase may 10, 1904. Date: 1573.
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